The Board has granted a 70 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected schizo-affective disorder, finding that it occasions severe overall impairment. The veteran is not entitled to a higher rating as his condition does not meet the criteria for a 100 percent evaluation under either the old or revised Diagnostic Code 9211.
The deciding factor: The veteran's schizo-affective disorder causes significant social and industrial impairment, warranting a 70 percent disability rating. However, it does not meet the criteria for a 100 percent rating as his condition is not total in nature.
- Claimed conditions
- schizo-affective disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- August 15, 2000
- Citation
- 0021521
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 50 percent for schizo-affective disorder and for TDIU due to additional development being needed. The claims are related, so both must be remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's psychiatric conditions are remanded for further examination and review of his service records to determine if they were aggravated by service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and the need for a medical opinion regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, including schizo-affective disorder. The TDIU claim is also deferred until after the service-connection issue is adjudicated.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, needs further examination and evaluation. The case is being sent back to VA for additional medical opinions.
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